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en-usCopyright 2015 AOL, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/03/former-gamestop-vp-pleads-guilty-to-embezzling-almost-2-million/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/03/former-gamestop-vp-pleads-guilty-to-embezzling-almost-2-million/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/03/former-gamestop-vp-pleads-guilty-to-embezzling-almost-2-million/#commentsFrank Christopher Olivera, former GameStop VP of corporate communications and public affairs plead guilty Thursday to one count of mail fraud for embezzling $1,965,900 from the company.

According to the federal indictment, Olivera sent payments from July 2009 through April 2011 to Cloud Communications LLC. The Nevada company was fictitious, was "created and controlled by Olivera," and was used to funnel the transferred funds into Olivera's personal account.

"The company does not comment on matters pending in court, however, we will say that Mr. Olivera was terminated last year and GameStop has fully and completely cooperated with the government's investigation," a representative for GameStop informed Joystiq.

According to the Dallas Observer, up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine are the maximum penalties for the mail fraud charge Olivera plead guilty to.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>chris-oliveracloud-communicationsembezzlementfrank-christopher-oliveragamestopguiltyschemeSat, 03 Nov 2012 12:22:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/23/guilty-gear-waggles-into-the-us-leaving-glitches-in-japan/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/23/guilty-gear-waggles-into-the-us-leaving-glitches-in-japan/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/23/guilty-gear-waggles-into-the-us-leaving-glitches-in-japan/#commentsAksys Games, publishers of Hoshigami Remix on the DS, have announced that they're localizing Guilty Gear XX Accent Core, the fifth revision of the third entry in Arc System Works' totally metal 2D fighting series. The new version includes 2 new characters, A.B.A. and Holy Order Sol. Aksys claims that A.B.A. has "never been seen outside of Japan," a claim that is only true if nobody bought Guilty Gear Isuka.

In addition, Siliconera found a post on Aksys's official forums stating that they'll be fixing the bugs that were prevalent in the Japanese PS2 release. We consider "not being broken" a significant gameplay feature.

Finally, in a decisive victory for Internet linguists everywhere, the official press release advertises, in addition to Gamecube controller and Classic Controller play, "Waggle controls exclusive to the Wii!" It's, like, an official term now.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>accentaksyscorefightinggearguiltyguilty gearguilty gear xxGuiltyGearGuiltyGearXxnintendonintendo wiiNintendoWiiwagglewiixxSat, 23 Jun 2007 11:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/25/gundam-0079-revealed-guilty-gear-xx-accent-core-announced/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/25/gundam-0079-revealed-guilty-gear-xx-accent-core-announced/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/25/gundam-0079-revealed-guilty-gear-xx-accent-core-announced/#commentsWe have yet to get the first Gundam game in the US, and BandaiNamco is already moving on to another one. Whereas SD Gundam SCAD Hammers used the pudgy lil' SD Gundam characters, this one is based on Gundam 0079, which is serious business. We've got a scan featuring the first images from the game after the break.

Also announced, but not yet shown, was a Wii version of Guilty Gear XX Accent Core-- this is apparently 2D Fighter Announcement Week. We're a little scared to see how a precise 2d fighting game will use the Wiimote, and we're hoping that we can skirt the issue with configurable Classic Controller functionality. At least until Hori gets around to releasing a wireless joystick.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>accentanimearcarcsystemworksaswbandaibandainamcocorefighterfightersfightinggearguiltyguiltygearguiltygearxxguiltygearxxaccentcoregundamgundam0079namconamcobandainintendonintendo wiiNintendoWiiwiixxWed, 25 Apr 2007 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/04/24/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-april-24/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/04/24/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-april-24/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/04/24/ds-releases-for-the-week-of-april-24/#commentsThis week's titles include the long-awaited Lost Magic, a game
that's equal parts role-playing and real-time strategy. Guilty Gear: Dust Strikers has a lot of doubt
surrounding it from those wondering if the frenetic action of its console cousins can be accurately transported to the
dual-screened brilliance of the DS. As for Top Gun, well...is anyone excited for this game?